Former ONE two-division global champion Aung L. a. N Sang is sticking to what he is aware of perfect, in spite of enduring the hardest stretch of his MMA profession thus far.
After shedding 3 of his ultimate 5 bouts within the circle, ‘The Burmese Python’ has heard murmurs about in all probability switching issues as much as get out of the rut that he’s lately in.
The ones adjustments, in fact, have to start in the back of closed doorways in coaching. However Aung L. a. prefers to stay issues simply the way in which they’re.
Talking to ONE Championship, the Burmese-American fighter, who trains out of Kill Cliff in Florida, USA, stated there’s no want to sound the panic alarm simply but.
So far as the 37-year-old is anxious, he doesn’t see the want to alternate the way in which he approaches fights.
Aung L. a. shared:
“It does not make a large distinction. I do know what my ability units are, I do know what I am sturdy at and I do know what I am excellent at. And on the health club, we have now numerous , other folks that can give me other seems to be. So I’m going to camp round what [my opponent’s] strengths and weaknesses are. However that does not truly alternate how I educate. I am all the way down to compete in opposition to anyone on the planet.”
Aung L. a., who prior to now lorded over ONE’s 205lbs and 225lbs divisions on the identical time, has hit a coarse patch since shedding each global titles to Reinier de Ridder.
The satisfaction of Myanmar bounced again properly through knocking out Leandro Ataides ultimate 12 months, however confronted any other setback in his trilogy fit in opposition to rival Vitaly Bigdash at ONE: Complete Circle in his ultimate fit.
Aung L. a. N Sang talks in regards to the difficulties of being a two-division champion
Aung L. a. carved himself into the pantheon of MMA’s all-time greats when he concurrently captured the ONE middleweight and lightweight heavyweight crowns.
On the time, he was once most effective the second one multi-division global champion within the promotion’s historical past. The primary was once his long-time teammate Martin ‘The Situ-Asian’ Nguyen who conquered the featherweight and light-weight divisions.
‘The Burmese Python’ was once even the longest-tenured double global champion since his simultaneous reign lasted for 980 days.
Then again, we’ve all heard the announcing that heavy is the pinnacle that holds the crown. The power is amplified you probably have two gold straps to give protection to.
In a up to date interview with ONE, Sang talked in regards to the struggles of being and staying on most sensible as champ-champ.
He shared:
“It is a lot more difficult than it seems to be. Profitable it’s something after which protecting it’s any other factor. Protecting in two other weight categories is just a little more difficult.”
